spondylarthrocace

spondylarthrocace

S15-887140 (spon?dil-ar-throk'a-se) [? + ? + kake, badness] Tuberculosis of the vertebrae. Synonym: spondylocace

Rust,

Johann N., German surgeon, 1775-1840. Rust disease - tuberculosis of the two upper cervical vertebrae and their articulations. Synonym(s): malum vertebrale suboccipitale; spondylarthrocace; spondylocaceRust phenomenon - in cancer of the upper cervical vertebrae, the patient supports the head by the hands when changing from the recumbent to the sitting posture or the reverse.Rust sign